Biogenic transport of glyphosate in the presence of LDPE microplastics: A mesocosm experiment

Yang, Xiaomei; Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta; Bemani, Akram; Gertsen, Hennie; Salánki, Tamás; Guo, Xuetao; Fu, Hai Mei; Xue, Sha; Ritsema, C.J.; Geissen, Violette

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.044

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“…Rodríguez-Seijo et al (2019) showed altered enzyme activities and enhanced avoidence behavior in face of LD-PE pellets spiked with the insecticide chlorpyriphos. Yang et al (2019a) studied the influence of MPs on the transport of glyphosate, however they mainly showed that the glyphosate transport was increased by earthworm activity, the role of MPs in this transport could not be determined with this study. These studies show that MP might have very different influences on the uptake and the adverse effects of different pollutants on earthworms and further investigation is needed in order to understand the influence of MPs on pollutant transport.…”

Section: Annelidamentioning

confidence: 86%

What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?

Büks¹,

Schaik²,

Kaupenjohann³

2020

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Abstract. The ubiquitous accumulation of microplastic (MP) particles across all global ecosystems comes along with the uptake into soil food webs. In this review, we analyzed studies on passive translocation, active ingestion, bioaccumulation and adverse effects within the phylogenetic tree of multicellular soil faunal life. The representativity of these studies for natural soil ecosystems was assessed using data on the type of plastic, shape, composition, concentration and time of exposure. Available studies cover a wide range of soil organisms, with emphasis on earthworms, nematodes, springtails, beetles and lugworms, each focused on well known model organisms. Most of the studies applied MP concentrations similar to amounts in slightly to very heavily polluted soils. In many cases, however, polystyrene microspheres have been used, a combination of plastic type and shape, that is easily available, but does not represent the main plastic input into soil ecosystems. In turn, MP fibres are strongly underrepresented compared to their high abundance within contaminated soils. Further properties of plastic such as aging, coating and additives were insufficiently documented. Despite these limitations, there is a recurring pattern of active intake followed by a population shift within the gut microbiome and adverse effects on motility, growth, metabolism, reproduction and mortality in various combinations, especially at high concentrations and small particle sizes. For the improvement of future studies, we identified problems of past experiments and give recommendations that take into account the type, shape, grade of aging, specific concentrations of MP fractions and long-term incubation in natural and contaminated soils.

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Section: Annelidamentioning

confidence: 86%

What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?

Büks¹,

Schaik²,

Kaupenjohann³

2020

Preprint

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“…38,39,[43][44][45][46] Combined exposure to chemicals and microplastics could also damage the nerve transmission process of earthworms 39) , as observed with the earthworms exposed to only microplastics. 33) Most studies did not report direct relationship between exposure to microplastics and death of earthworms, but some reported reducted weight and growth of earthworms 40,43,45) and increased mortality. 45) The negative effects were greater when earthworms were exposed to microplastics and chemicals simultaneously.…”

Section: Combined Exposure To Microplastics and Chemicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…45) In addition to the effects on growth and mortality, the studies on the earthworm behavior towards the microplastics contaminated with chemicals showed that earthworms tend to avoid microplastics contaminated with chemicals. 39,40) Earthworms might avoid soils contaminated with high concentrations of microplastics 43) ; however, they might not show such avoidance behavior. 41) The ingestion of microplastics caused damages to internal organs and sperm DNA of earthworms.…”

Section: Combined Exposure To Microplastics and Chemicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Research Trends on the Effects of Microplastics in Soil Environment Using Earthworms: Mini-Review

Hur¹,

Jho²

2021

J Korean Soc Environ Eng

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Objectives : The increase in the amount of plastics used has brought convenience to human life, but has also caused various environmental problems such as problems related to microplastics. Microplastics are defined as small plastic particles with a size of under 5 mm. As of now, research on microplastics has been largely focusing on the marine environment, and studies on microplastics in soil environment are on the rise in very recent years. Thus, the environmental impact of microplastics on the soil environment are insufficient than those on the marine environment, and there is a need for more studies. Therefore, this mini-review attempts to examine the studies on microplastics in soil environment focusing on the studies using earthworms as a test species.Methods : Published studies on microplastics in soil environment were identified by searching Web of Science. The focus of this mini-review was to gather the published articles reporting the effect of microplastics on earthworms in the absence and presence of other chemical contaminants.Results and Discussions : The number of studies evaluating the effect of microplastics in soil are significantly increasing, and earthworms are being mostly used as the test species. Experimental conditions were divided into two types: Single exposure to microplastics and combined exposure to microplastics and other chemicals. In most studies, changes in the biomarkers which are related to oxidation stress of earthworms were confirmed, and direct damage to intestinal tissues of earthworms was also observed. However, in the case of the changes of the biomarkers of earthworms, their patterns were different depending on the experimental conditions (i.e., concentrations of microplastics and chemicals, microplastics size and type, exposure period, etc.). Also, the avoidance behavior of earthworms and the internal accumulation of microplastics and co-existing chemicals were not consistent among the studies. Thus, the effects of microplastics on earthworms are not clear yet, although they seem to have some adverse effects.Conclusions : This study showed that the interest in the impact of microplastics in the soil environment has been increased recently, and earthworms are being used mostly in the studies. Yet, there is no standardized method to study the effect of microplastics on earthworms. Studies so far confirmed that microplastics induced changes in and outside of earthworm bodies. However, due to various experimental conditions, it seemed that consistent results could not be confirmed in those researches. For that reason, this study suggests that standardized research methods for microplastics researches using earthworms as a test species need to be established and need to be applied to further studies.

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“…For example, the earthworm Eisenia fetida's preferentially recognized nanoparticles when coated by its coelomic proteins compared to those coated by fetal bovine serum [136]. MPs with glyphosate negatively affected the earthworm burrowing activity [137]. An exhaustive description of the MPs interaction with soil biota was recently published by He et al [138].…”

Section: Soil Faunamentioning

confidence: 99%

Soil Pollution from Micro- and Nanoplastic Debris: A Hidden and Unknown Biohazard

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The fate, properties and determination of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in soil are poorly known. In fact, most of the 300 million tons of plastics produced each year ends up in the environment and the soil acts as a log-term sink for these plastic debris. Therefore, the aim of this review is to discuss MP and NP pollution in soil as well as highlighting the knowledge gaps that are mainly related to the complexity of the soil ecosystem. The fate of MPs and NPs in soil is strongly determined by physical properties of plastics, whereas negligible effect is exerted by their chemical structures. The degradative processes of plastic, termed ageing, besides generating micro-and nano-size debris, can induce marked changes in their chemical and physical properties with relevant effects on their reactivity. Further, these processes could cause the release of toxic oligomeric and monomeric constituents from plastics, as well as toxic additives, which may enter in the food chain, representing a possible hazard to human health and potentially affecting the fauna and flora in the environment. In relation to their persistence in soil, the list of soil-inhabiting, plastic-eating bacteria, fungi and insect is increasing daily. One of the main ecological functions attributable to MPs is related to their function as vectors for microorganisms through the soil. However, the main ecological effect of NPs (limited to the fraction size < than 50 nm) is their capacity to pass through the membrane of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Soil biota, particularly earthworms and collembola, can be both MPs and NPs carriers through soil profile. The use of molecular techniques, especially omics approaches, can gain insights into the effects of MPs and NPs on composition and activity of microbial communities inhabiting the soil and into those living on MPs surface and in the gut of the soil plastic-ingesting fauna.

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Biogenic transport of glyphosate in the presence of LDPE microplastics: A mesocosm experiment

Cited by 62 publications

References 42 publications

What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?

What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?

Current Research Trends on the Effects of Microplastics in Soil Environment Using Earthworms: Mini-Review

Soil Pollution from Micro- and Nanoplastic Debris: A Hidden and Unknown Biohazard

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